Morning journal and courier., 1887-08-31
LOCAL NE WIS.
Brief Mention.

The best letter scale at Dorman's.
The board of public works meet tonight
The South Meriden Baptists picnic to-day
at Savin Rock.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A Parsons will resume
their lessons on Sept. 10.
Tomorrow the Olivet church of this city
has its picnic at High Rock.
Miss Mamie Christie has gone for two
weeks sojourn in the Catskills.
One hundred thousand dollars was received
for taxes at the collectors Office yesterday
morning.
The funeral of Benjamin Church, of Plain.
vile, took place yesterday. His age was
sixty-nine.
The board of assessors win start en- Thurs
day on their annual tour of inspection OF
properties.
The reunion of the Ninth G. " association
will occur at Humiston's, Seaside Park,
Bridgeport.
A torpedo boat is being built in Hartford
for the French government by Haight &
Wood of that city.
Conductor Bradley of the Derby is away on
q short vacation, and Conductor Holbrook is
IN charge OF MS IrAln.
Captain Scott's tug Alert, and two more
scows are now being used for the work on
the New Haven breakwater.
The Meriden Young Mems Christian assc-
citation gives an excursion this evening on the
Sound by steamer from this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Elliott and family
of New Haven are guests of his parents, Sc
A Of
Judge Rufus R. Dimock, for many years
probate judge of the Manchester district, is
very low with an attack of an apopleetic
nature.
Mr.. White, the boatman, has bought the
wreck of Justice Adams yacht Anita, which
was battered SO badly at Savin Rock in a
recent gale.
The rail bird season opens to morrow. It
is said the birds ere more plentiful this sea-
son than for several years, and are fat and in
good condition.
The building known as the tRed House."
located in Hamden, was raided Sunday morn
ing last and about 20 inmates arrested and
fined SIS apiece.
Charles Carroll, II years of age, of this city
and Michael Hayes, aged 8, of New Britain
ran away from St. Francis orphan asylum
yesterday morning.
Ex-Mayor Matthews has sold the DIR. Bur-
rift place in Southbury to Mr.. Belts, former
ly of Woodbury., now of Florida, for 81 900,
making profit of $500.
Wadhams post, g. A. R., of Waterbury,
has engaged that favorite musical organiza-
ton, the Temple quartette of Boston, to ap-
pear in that city Sept. 10.
Porter w. Hill, OF Ansonia, was called to
Asbury Park, N. j., Monday, by the serious
illness of his sister. Mrs. P. w. Hill is WIS.,
ting friends in the Catskills.
Miss Kate O'Brien, aged 26, daughter of
James O'Brien, janitor of the Washington
school, died yesterday morning. Many
friends will mourn her death.
The Connecticut Commercial Travellers
association will meet in Hartford September
18th, to appoint committees under the con-
stitution of the national association.
Damn, the famous catcher of the Yale ball
nine, has resigned the captaincy of the nine
and votes are now being received for his sue
cessor. Pitcher Stage will probably receive
the election.
The Rev. A. N. Boolgoorjoo, a native of
Turkey in Asia, who is soon to return to his
own people, will give lecture in the North
Congregational church, Woodbury., Tuesday
evening, Sept. 6.
Tracey Waller, son of Ex-Governor Waller,
is one of the passengers on the steamer
Knickerbocker, which left New York for |
New Orleans August 90 and is now about |
four days overdue.
DIR. John E. N. Thompson, the resident
minister and consul general at Hayti, has
sent the Medical school monstrosity in the
shape of an infant perfectly formed with the
exception that it has two heads.
The Hartford Foot Guard voted to indef-
nitely postpone the trip to Elizabeth, N. J.,
to become the guests of the Veteran Zouaves,
Madison Drake commander. They leave for
Sept. 18th at 2:30 p. m.